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'''Carlos Slim Helú''' ([[Mexico City]] 1940 - ) [[Mexican]] [[business|businessman]]; according to [[Forbes]] one of the  ''World's Richest Man''. His biggest holding is wireless operator [[America Movil]]; He also has the holding [[Carso Global Telecom]], [[Grupo Financiero Inbursa]] and [[US Commercial Corp]]. Grupo Carso is involved in a wide variety of [[economics|economic]] activities, ranging from [[telecommunications]] to retail sales.  

'''Carlos Slim Helú''' ([[Mexico City]] 1940 - ) [[Mexican]] [[business]]man; according to [[Forbes]] one of the  ''World's Richest Man''. His biggest holding is wireless operator [[America Movil]]; He also has the holding [[Carso Global Telecom]], [[Grupo Financiero Inbursa]] and [[US Commercial Corp]]. Grupo Carso is involved in a wide variety of [[economics|economic]] activities, ranging from [[telecommunications]] to retail sales.  

Slim gained notoriety when in 1990 he led a group of investors in buying the state-owned  [[Telmex]], a [[telephone]] company in Mexico.  

Slim gained notoriety when in 1990 he led a group of investors in buying the state-owned  [[Telmex]], a [[telephone]] company in Mexico.  

Carlos Slim opened a public museum, Museo Soumaya, for his $100 million [[art]] collection. At present he devotes more time to the charitable foundations that he created.

Carlos Slim opened a public museum, Museo Soumaya, for his $100 million [[art]] collection. At present he devotes more time to the charitable foundations that he created.

== See Also ==

== See also ==

* [[Debate:Does "free trade" increase wealth rather than simply redistribute it?]]

* [[Debate:Does "free trade" increase wealth rather than simply redistribute it?]]

* [[Economics Lecture Ten]] Antitrust Laws.

* [[Economics Lecture Ten]] Antitrust Laws.

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== External Links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.telmex.com/mx/esto/relInversion_ev.html TELMEX]

*[http://www.telmex.com/mx/esto/relInversion_ev.html TELMEX]

*[http://www.salondelempresario.com/galardonados_05_slim.html Slim] in Spanish.

*[http://www.salondelempresario.com/galardonados_05_slim.html Slim] in Spanish.

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